Paneer (cottage cheese) is a milk based product and is sold in the market for ready use. Paneer tikka can be prepared in a fry pan.
Serves: Six
Cooking time: approximately one hour
Ingredients
- Fresh Paneer – 400 grams.
- For grinding
- Green chilli – 3 no
- Lemon juice –1 table spoon
- Ginger garlic paste – 1 table spoon
- Thick curd – 2 table spoon
- Mint (Pudina) leaves – few
- Saffron food colour – pinch
- Sugar – 1/2 tea spoon
- Cumin seed (jeera) roasted and powdered -1 tea spoon
- Garam masala power – 1/2 tea spoon
- Turmeric powder – 1/4 tea spoon
- Red chilli powder – 1 tea spoon
- Salt – as per taste
Method
Step 1
- Wash and cut the paneer into 2 by 2 inch pieces.
Step 2
- Grind the items given for grinding to a smooth paste.
- Mix the paste with paneer pieces and marinate for 45 minutes.
Step 3
- Shallow fry the paneer pieces in a pan (tava) in low flame on both sides to golden colour.
- Serve hot with cut onions and lemon pieces.
Tips:
- use as less oil as possible to fry in low flame.
Suitable as a side dish with rice or chapatti.
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